Japanese

かたづく
Meaning: to be tidied up; to be finished; to be settled
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 片付く 片付かない
Polite 片付きます 片付きません
Past 片付いた 片付かなかった
Polite + Past 片付きました 片付きませんでした
Te-form 片付いて 片付かなくて
Potential 片付ける 片付けない
Passive 片付かれる 片付かれない
Causative 片付かせる 片付かせない
Causative + Passive 片付かされる 片付かされない
Imperative 片付け 片付くな

Handwriting

片
付
く

Example sentences

The room is finally tidied up, so I feel refreshed.
今日の仕事はあらかた片付いた。
Today's work is mostly finished.

Usage Notes

Intransitive verb. Used for messy things being put in order, or tasks/problems being resolved.

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